Monday, April 23, 2007

The Bhagdad Wall

I'm not exactly real surprised to find out that the Iraqi PM al-Maliki doesn't like the idea of a wall around the Sunni enclave at Azamiyah, what I am surprised at is that anybody thought it was a good idea. Resident Ahmed al-Dulaimi figures it's "collective punishment" of the area and would turn it into a prison. al-Sadr figures Sadr City would be next. I think Berlin is a pretty good example of just what a bright idea this is.

Evidently where we've gotten to is that any idea is better than what we've got. Any idea other than the US getting the heck out.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

When Senator Smith was here in Baker City a couple of years ago I suggested Iraq be divided into 3 countries becuase the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shia are going to do it one way or the other, peacefully, politicly or otherwise. Smith thought that wasn't such a good idea.
A wall is the first inication that the Bush administration is starting to catch on to the fact that Iraq only exists on a map.

Anonymous said...

Yup, another reason Smith must go.
Too bad Novick isn't a conservative Dimmo.
The split into 3 separates won't work unless , and this is the toughie, how to divide the oil profits and not let America cheat.

Anonymous said...

I never said anything about it working, just said it was going to be

Chuck Butcher said...

While there are large areas that are primarily one sect/group there is also a large part of the country where they're all mixed together and Bhagdad is one in particular.

Anonymous said...

The reason for the wall was to seperate those groups.